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What is sustainable construction, exactly?
The DETR's mantra for 1999 is sustainable construction. But what exactly is it? Who is responsible for it and what can it do for you? 星空传媒 provides some answers.
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Chinese whispers
When information is revealed in confidence, solicitors must never divulge it. Fair enough, you say. But what remedy does a client have if a former solicitor starts working for a current opponent? Fair enough. But what happens
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The breakdown of trust
The relationship between the designer and the contractor is in danger of getting out of control, forcing designers to concentrate on their own legal protection as much as satisfying the client.
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Appointments
Contractors Galliford UK has elected partnering and private finance initiative director Steve Foxcroft to the board of directors.Larry Wilkinson, previously with Mansell, has been appointed managing director of Moss Construction Northern, part of the Kier Group.Barnes Group has appointed Chris Bruce and Bob Steward divisional directors.John Mowlem has appointed ...
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We can work it out
Legal battles are long and pricey, yet we seem to be obsessively in love with them even though there are ways to resolve disputes cheaply and rationally. We could, if we wanted, say goodbye to our culture of conflict.
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One-stop wonder
Jose Castillo-Bernaus has a singular passion for integrated design. Now, in his new role as director of design at Amec, he is spreading the word about the merits of the one-stop shop.
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FeaturesLord Rogers' urban revolution
The government taskforce charged with halting the decline of English cities has published its interim report. How will it go about its job?
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Happy talking
Matthew Kyte, IT systems and communications manager at multidisciplinary consultant AYH, gives his verdict loud and clear on a revolutionary dictation suite from Philips.
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Giving what it takes
The skills and qualities managing directors need are many and diverse. Andrew Sims reports back on a course that looks at what you need to succeed and how to spot room for improvement.
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Exceedingly good
A Victorian fruit and veg warehouse has been converted to a cake shop that offers a taste of things to come on London's South Bank without sacrificing the rugged character of its original building.
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Whole-life cost model
The emergence of facilities management and PFI is making it vital for occupiers, developers and construction teams to consider how much a building will cost to occupy. This can be as much as 10 times the capital costs over a 25-year lifespan. This whole-life cost model compiled by Citex Professional ...
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Make contact
Christine Little, chief executive of the Federation of Recruitment and Employment Services, tells Nancy Cavill her top 10 tips for networking.
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Bunsen earner
Extra funding for scientific research facilities has boosted the higher education market, now worth 拢700m a year. Contractors and consultants with experience of the sector will get the big contracts, but there will be work for all on the smaller jobs.
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The boot's on the same foot
The JCT's latest Information Release Schedule is designed, supposedly, to make the architect's lot a happier one. But after closer inspection, it actually seems to give the contractor the upper hand.
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What Bob and Chris did next
How two Mowlem men who struck out on their own handled their crazy first year of corporate takeover, icy disappointment, compulsory redundancy and quiet triumph.
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Art of glass
A Newcastle square is to get a dramatic new look, thanks to an innovative technique for recycling glass into paving flags
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Appointments
Contractors Britannia Construction has appointed Jon Woolfe financial director. Mike Mann is deputy managing director. Nigel McArthur has been appointed regional construction director at EBC Construction, a division of the EBC Group. Housebuilders Nigel Perryman has been appointed deputy group finance director of the Shaftesbury ...
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Advice from the expert
If there's nowhere to run when a client hires you to assist the court as an objective expert, there are certain considerations to bear in mind.
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Do yourself a favour …
When you come to choose a potential adjudicator for your contract it is a good idea to pick one of the many nominating bodies. Pick the wrong person and they could be accused of bias.
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At the wheel
Although Gleeds' new senior partner Richard Steer has followed in his father's footsteps, he intends to take the cost consultant in a new direction.